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church in Mars Bluff. Wise Chapel A.M.E. Church still exists today in
Marion, and it may be helpful in the future to contact them for information
about the Conner family: Wise Chapel A.M.E. ChurchThe daughters of James Conner might be buried near their parents and brothers in or near Mars Bluff. Tombstones sometimes include maiden surnames for women. So if, for example, James' daughter Nellie married a man with the surname Johnson, her tombstone might read "Nellie Conner Johnson." Therefore, identifying the cemetery or cemeteries in which James Conner and his sons were buried might help to identify James' daughters and their families. The client indicated that James Conner Jr. and his wife Anna were buried in Jackson Cemetery (located on Highway 76 in Marion, behind the "Old Ranch Club"). Other records that might prove extremely helpful are obituaries. The obituaries of James, Nellie, and their sons might give the married names of James' daughters. Obituaries often name close relatives of the deceased who were still living. Close relatives named in obituaries often include spouses, children, siblings, and parents. Obituaries often give married names of sisters and daughters of the deceased and frequently indicate where they were living at that time. Census records offer another possibility of identifying the married names of James' daughters. They might have stayed in Mars Bluff and be found living near their brothers. They might be identified by reading through the entire 1900 census of J efIreys Township, where the Conner family lived, and looking for women with the correct given names and the correct ages. This method might not be as effective with common given names like Mary. It is also possible that one or more of James' daughters might have lived with their broth- ers at some point after they were married and might be found as the census enumerations of James' sons are found and examined. Households sometimes included more than spouses and children. Sometimes they included siblings, parents, aunts, uncles, or other relatives. This is why it is very important to search for census enumerations. As can be seen here, there are quite a few ways in which the married names of James Conner's daughters might be identified, and several of these depend on learning more about |
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